Air Force Academy's religious respect program could soon go service-wide
An Air Force Academy program to teach cadets to respect the religious beliefs of comrades will soon go to all Air Force bases and schools if academy chaplains have their way.
While a target date has not been set for the program's expansion, chaplains hope to transition the Religious Respect Training Program throughout the Air Force as soon as possible, chaplain Maj. Shawn Menchion said Wednesday at the conclusion of the academy's Religious Respect Conference.
“It may reach basic training for enlisted airmen before it reaches the officers,” Menchion said....